Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1994 GMC S Utility, most frequently naming the brakes category. 3 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 3 months of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
BRAKE LINE HOSES COLLAPSED (SHRUNK IN) ON ABS TYPE ON GMC S15 JIMMY 1994 MODEL CAUSING THE BRAKES TO APPLY AND HEAT UP THE ENTIRE WHEEL . HOSES SEEM TO FAIL UNDER ROAD HEAT
SEAT BELTS IN FRONT OF VEHICLE HAVE BEEN MALFUNCTIONING SINCE 1996; THE SEATBELT LOOSEN UP (SHOULDER BELTS)-THE ONLY WAY THE SHOULDER BELTS CAN BE MADE SNUG AGAINST THE BODY IS TO REMOVE THE BELT COMPLETELY, HOPE THE BELT RETRACTS INTO THE RETRACTOR(WHICH REALLY DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME), CAREFULLY REATTACH THE BELT ACROSS THE BODY AND CLICK INTO THE HOLDER. IF THIS IS NOT DONE EXACTLY THE SEATBELT STILL DOES NOT FUNCITON PROPERLY. (NOT REPLACED--JUST HOPE EVEY TIME VEHICLE IS USED THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AND PRAY IF IN AN ACCIDENT RESTRAINT SYSTEM WORKS) WIPER BLADE MODULE; THE MODULE FAILED IN 2001 (NOT SURE OF DATE); WE HAVE A 1999 GMC SIERRA 3500--TRANSFERRED THE MODULE FROM THE 1999 TO THE 1994 GMC; WIPERS FUNCTIONED PROPERLY--PROCEEDED TO PURCHASE ANOTHER MODULE FROM THE DEALER FOR THE 1999 VEHICLE; FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL OF THIS MODULE--WHEN I CALLED, I WAS INFORMED MY VEHICLE'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED!!!!! ABS BRAKING SYSTEM--1994 GMC YUKON PULLS TO THE LEFT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES; VEHICLE FEELS VERY UNSTABLE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES--HIT BUMPS IN THE ROAD, THE ABS KICKS IN AND TRUCK MOVES ALL OVER THE ROAD--VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. *AK
MALFUNCTIONING OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. I HAVE HAD A INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE FAILURE IN THE LAST 4 WEEKS. I CALLED GMC CUSTOMER CARE, WAS ISSUED FILE#1-174760204 RECALL#99046B. I WAS TURNED DOWN DUE TO YEAR OF VEHICLE, VEHICLE HAS 59,000 ORIGINAL MILES. *JB
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:ENGINE CONTROL MODULE (ECU/ECM)
Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
SUBJECT REGARDING 99046 (B) SPECIAL POLICY- HIGH/LOW/HIGH ABS BRACK ANOMALY. *MJS
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NHTSA HAS IDENTIFIED AND GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION HAS CONFIRMED, THE EXISTENCE OF A CONDITION IN THE ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ON SOME VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE LUCAS VARITY THREE-SENSOR ABS SYSTEM. *TT
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.